iWalk Cornwall is a multi-award-winning social enterprise providing a digital library of 311 hand-crafted circular walks and a GPS-guided mobile app for Android and iOS.

The collection of thoughtfully-crafted circular walks and a guided walks mobile app have been created by Dave and John Alden - two brothers from Trewarmett - who are passionate about the mindboggling number of amazing things in Cornwall. We are a Cornish family business and Linda now helps us with photography and social media.

The 311 walks have taken over a decade and more than 5,000 miles of walking to produce and we're still adding more. All the directions are hand-written in the field by John and Dave and all the nature information is based on actually being there to see it with our own eyes (there is no AI-generated nonsense). A full list of everything included with each walk is here.

In 2013 we launched the a guided walk app for Android and Apple, which is a convenient way of tracking where you are on the walk, reducing the chances of getting lost and allowing you to concentrate more fully on your surroundings. It has been described as "like having a walk guide in your pocket". This is the tool we use ourselves every week to develop and test the walks and consequently it's been constantly tweaked and improved for over a decade.

The GPS-guided walks are each available for £3.49. The income from this pays a tiny amount towards our costs (which include keeping the directions continually-updated for each of the walks based on feedback from a team of volunteers and us regularly re-walking them ourselves to physically re-check each direction on foot). The app includes a free walk (Lanhydrock Gardens) and a simulation mode so you can try out the functionality for yourself before purchasing any walks.

We are not a formal charity, however, iWalk Cornwall is a social enterprise run on charitable principles, working to:

• make Cornwall's natural environment and heritage more accessible to both locals and visitors and consequently more valued, appreciated and ultimately protected - we collaborate with Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Cornwall Heritage Trust, Natural England (who manage the coast path and National Nature Reserves) and the Eden Project outreach team on this.
• help maintain Cornwall's public rights of way network through close collaboration with the Countryside Team at Cormac Solutions Ltd and Cornwall Council and also with The Ramblers and West Cornwall Footpath Preservation Society. We also keep an eye on some of the permissive paths managed by charity/government organisations such as The National Trust, Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Woodland Trust and Forestry England.
• support other local businesses and organisations in making Cornwall a valued, sustainable, innovative and welcoming region for sustainable tourism and active travel - our walks list the pubs on the route and the app can be used to find nearest refreshments for cafés etc.
• promote the benefits to physical and mental well-being of walking, Cornwall's natural beauty and its fascinating history where we work closely with the Cornish Bird

Essentially, the more people who use our walks app, the more time we can afford to spend on creating new walks, further improving the existing ones and working towards these aims.

If you don't have an Android/Apple smartphone, the walk directions and accompanying notes are also available as a PDF (click on the "Buy walk" button at the bottom of the page for more info).

We are steadily adding new walk routes, which we announce on facebook. The existing walks are also continually being updated for changes to the footpaths and with more information about the heritage and natural history as we find out about it ourselves (the app will automatically download any updates free-of-charge).

You can read more about our journey and how we built the app in The Story of iWalk Cornwall.

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